Tag: Brexit

Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally won parliamentary approval for a gamble on a snap ballot that he hopes will break the deadlock over Brexit.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu/pm-johnson-gambles-on-a-snap-election-to-break-brexit-deadlock-idUSKBN1X90NX

European Union and British negotiators have agreed on an outline Brexit deal which still needs to be backed by EU member states and by the respective…
— Read on www.marketwatch.com/story/eu-and-uk-leaders-say-brexit-deal-has-been-agreed-2019-10-17

Boris Johnson will meet his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar for crucial talks over lunch as the U.K. and European Union seek a way through the Brexit impasse with time running out to reach a deal. While neither side is brimming with optimism, Ireland’s government said an agreement was “not impossible,” though wide gaps remain.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-10/deal-not-impossible-as-leaders-prepare-to-meet-brexit-update

Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a final Brexit offer to the European Union on Wednesday and said that unless the bloc compromised, Britain would leave without a deal at the end of this month.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/uk-pm-johnson-makes-final-brexit-offer-draws-cool-eu-reaction-idUSKBN1WG4SU

A majority of Britons believe Prime Minister Boris Johnson must take Britain out of the European Union “by any means”, even if that involves suspending parliament, an opinion poll conducted for the Daily Telegraph said on Monday.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-poll/majority-of-britons-support-brexit-by-any-means-poll-idUSKCN1V21YQ

Boris Johnson met party leaders in Northern Ireland to try to get the political process moving there again — but his desire to scrap the Brexit backstop grabbed the headlines. Lucy Fielder reports.}
— Read on www.reuters.com/video/2019/08/01/uks-johnson-talks-brexit-and-backstops-i